State on the morning of the 2nd:—High to normal pressure over Japan and eastern China. south-westerly to south-easterly winds along the Coast. Low area over Hupeh. Fine weather in the north: rainy in our Valley. Cloudy in the State on the morning of the 3rd:—Rainy Weather. South-south-easterly breezes. Pressure rather low and steady.
Probabilities, 430 p.m. yesterday:—Overcast to cloudy weather with showers or mist and variable winds around Shantung and over our regions. Cloudy with some local showers and south-easterly to south-westerly winds to the south of the Saddles—Siccawei Observatory.
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